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In this issue of Rolling with Ankeny
⚽ Storms bump the state semifinal to Friday
🥎 She fractured her wrist robbing a homer — she's back
🚧 I-35 reopened — but mind the work zone to Ames
🌍 The World Cup kicks off today at 2 p.m.
📅 Today + Friday in Ankeny
🌦️ Weather: one loud morning, then a gorgeous Friday
🪑 Spotlight: That Concierge Girl 🍒
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Don't drive to Ames tonight. The same storms rattling windows across Ankeny this morning just pushed Centennial's state semifinal — and every other semifinal in all three classes — to Friday afternoon. New plan, new kickoff time, and as it happens, much better soccer weather. Let's roll. 🚲
⚽ The big one: storms bump Centennial's semifinal to Friday
The Iowa Girls' High School Athletic Union postponed all of Thursday's state soccer semifinals to Friday — all three classes — citing the storms in today's forecast. For third-ranked Ankeny Centennial, that means the Class 3A showdown with second-ranked West Des Moines Valley now kicks off Friday at 3:15 p.m. on Field 2 at the Lied Recreation Fields in Ames.
Two things to know if you had plans:
🎟️ Tickets already purchased for Thursday will be honored Friday. No refunds if you can't make the new date.
📲 Schedule updates land on the IGHSAU website and social channels — worth a check before you leave town.
The Jaguars earned this spot by dismantling crosstown rival Ankeny 5-1 in Tuesday's quarterfinal. Beat Valley, and they play for the 3A championship this weekend. And the forecast is cooperating for once: after today's mess, Friday in Ames looks sunny and 82.
Meanwhile, the boys' all-state lists dropped: Centennial's Tate Duax (a Class 4A-best 28 goals and 21 assists) and Ben Ridlen made the 4A first team alongside Ankeny's Cal Wahlberg, with Brock Brazeau, Mace Nithang and Keaton Kobow on the second team.
🥎 Quick hit: she fractured her wrist robbing a homer — and came back eight days later
Ankeny senior outfielder Avery Nelson went over the fence trying to rob a home run at Urbandale on June 3 and came down with a hairline fracture in her wrist. She was back in the Hawkettes' lineup by Monday. "It kind of bent the wrong way, and I immediately knew something was wrong," she said. Nelson started again Wednesday at Dowling Catholic and scored a run before rain and lightning suspended the game. Next up: a four-game weekend at the John Stephens Classic in Creston — Clarinda and Atlantic on Friday, Dallas Center-Grimes and Bondurant-Farrar on Saturday.
📍 Source: Ankeny Fanatic
🚧 Quick hit: I-35 is back open — mind the work zone on the way to Ames
Good timing for everyone now making a Friday trip to the semifinal. Iowa DOT reported early this morning that I-35 northbound has reopened to traffic at the Exit 113 ramp to East 13th Street in Ames. The bigger heads-up sits just south of there: a long stretch of I-35 between Elkhart and Cambridge has both shoulders closed in both directions for road construction, with changing traffic patterns through the work zone. Nothing trip-canceling — just zero margin for a breakdown, and one more reason to leave early for a 3:15 kickoff.
📍 Source: Iowa 511
🌍 One more: the World Cup starts today
While Iowa reshuffles its soccer schedule, the biggest tournament on Earth kicks off. The 2026 World Cup — co-hosted by the U.S., Mexico and Canada — opens today at 2 p.m. CT on FOX, with Mexico facing South Africa at Mexico City Stadium, the first venue ever to host three men's World Cups. South Korea–Czechia follows at 9 p.m. on FS1. And circle Friday: the U.S. opens against Paraguay — the same day Centennial plays for a spot in the title game. Big soccer weekend, even by Ankeny standards.
📍 Source: FOX Sports — Match Day 1
📅 Today + Friday in Ankeny
Today (Thursday)
🎶 Beats & Eats at the AMP — 5–7:30 p.m. · Ankeny Market & Pavilion, 715 W. First St. Free music + food trucks; storms should be long gone by then. · Event page
🤝 Business After Hours: Tier 3 Technology Solutions — 4–5:30 p.m. · 1615 SW Magazine Rd, Ste. B · Event page
🚗 Basic Car Maintenance for Teens — 2–4 p.m. · DMACC Building 13, 2006 S. Ankeny Blvd. Change a tire, check oil, jump a car with DMACC's automotive chair. Ages 13+, registration required. · Library calendar
♟️ Social Chess — 6–9 p.m. · Kirkendall Public Library, Meeting Room B. All ages, no registration. · Library calendar
Friday
⚽ Centennial vs. WDM Valley, 3A state semifinal — 3:15 p.m. · Lied Recreation Fields (Field 2), Ames · Details
🎸 Sips & Songs at The District — 6–10 p.m. · The District at Prairie Trail, 1500 SW Main St. · Event page
🎬 Movie Under the Stars: Zootopia 2 — 8:45 p.m. · Ankeny Bandshell, Wagner Park. Free, bring a blanket.
🕵️ Late Night at the Library: Blood on the Clocktower — 6–9 p.m. · Kirkendall, Meeting Room ABC. Grades 5–12; registration required (currently waitlisted). · Library calendar
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🌦️ Weather
One loud morning, then the nicest stretch of the week.
Today: Showers and thunderstorms, mainly before 3 p.m. — some could be severe, with northwest gusts up to 39 mph and three-quarters of an inch to an inch of rain. High near 78°. A Severe Thunderstorm Watch and Flood Watch were in effect early this morning.
Tonight: Clearing out, low around 56°.
Friday: Sunny, high 82° — ideal for a 3:15 kickoff in Ames.
Saturday early look: Showers likely, high near 81. Sunday: sunny, 74.
🪑 Local Business Spotlight: That Concierge Girl — hand off the to-do list
If your to-do list has quietly become the third person in your household, Crystal Harrison wants a word. Her solo personal-concierge service, That Concierge Girl, takes on the everyday errands and small administrative work that steal hours off the week — pharmacy pickups, grocery runs, appointment juggling, meal prep, even tech help for parents who can't make the tablet behave.
A mom of three with aging parents of her own, Harrison built the service around three groups: seniors who want to stay independent at home (non-medical support, companionship, errands), households in transition (post-surgery, postpartum, travel check-ins), and small business owners who need an assistant without hiring staff. In her words: "We were never meant to do it all alone."
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📍 Service area: Ankeny · women-owned, solo founder
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⚡ Today's Takeaway
Skip Ames tonight — Centennial's state semifinal now kicks off Friday at 3:15 p.m., and Friday's sunshine will treat it far better than today's storms would have.
Friday: the weekend lineup and the restaurant we've been saving — plus whether the Jaguars punch their ticket to the title game.
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